Where they stand: For the week, Aragua was 3-3. For the season, the Tigres are 16-22, in sixth place, eleven games out of first, three games out of fourth. The regular season ends December 23.
Who's hot: Oswaldo Arcia has joined Aragua, and is 2-for-6 (.333). Wilson Ramos was 7-for-17 (.412) with a double. For the season, he is hitting .374/.434/.635 with 10 doubles, 6 homers, and 30 RBIs in 115 at-bats. Yangervis Solarte has joined Aragua, and is 6-for-18 (.333) with two doubles.
Who's lukewarm: Dustin Martin was 3-for-13 (.231) with a double. For the year, he is at .279/.409/.441 with 6 doubles, 4 homers, and 19 RBIs in 111 at-bats. Jason Jones pitched a scoreless inning, but gave up two hits. He is 0-1, 6.56 in seven games (six starts) and 23.1 innings, with a WHIP of 1.54.
Who's not playing: Jonathan Goncalves, Justin Huber, Edgar Ibarra, and Miguel Munoz.
A look at the rest of the Twins in winter ball follows the jump.
Who's hot: Pedro Guerra pitched two scoreless innings, giving up one hit. He lowered his season ERA to 7.04 in 15.1 innings. Jose Lugo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings over two appearances, giving up one hit and getting a win. For the year, he is 3-1, 2.08 with a 1.15 WHIP in 13 innings.
Who's lukewarm: Estarlin De Los Santos was 1-for-3 for the week. On the year, he is hitting .280/.321/.320 in 50 at-bats. Nelvin Fuentes pitched one inning over two games, giving up a run on a hit. He has given up one run in 2.1 innings for the season. Ryan Mullins has entered winter league play, giving up a run on two hits in two innings.
Who's cold: Alexi Casilla was 3-for-15 (.200) for the week. For the season, he is at .178/.245/.244 in 45 at-bats. Angel Morales was 0-for-2 for the week and is 0-for-5 for the season. Winston Marquez took a loss, giving up four runs on three hits in a third of an inning. For the season, he is 0-2, 7.15.
Who didn't play: Juan Portes, Alexander Soto.
Recent Letters to the Editor
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 18, 2010,
SBG wrote: Dangerous territory you are treading in here. Do you think the odds of you scoring some ungettable babe are better than hers of getting with some star that comes through town? The karma…
nibbish wrote: **checks list** Yes. I am in agreement with this. This is a good plan.
SBG wrote: Time for a celebration! Might I suggest that she pony up a set of four Twins season tickets to be divided among the top 50 LTE writers at the WGOM?
Beau wrote: I had a girlfriend once where we had mutual exemptions. At the time, I think hers was for Siddig El Fadil, and mine was Moira Kelly.
Jeff A wrote: I was with you right until the end. You know Punto is still going to be in the Twins infield in 2012.
hungry joe wrote: let us know when she becomes your special lady friend.
Andrew wrote: Also, I got the Zooey Deschanel Exemption in there. If Zooey ever decides to leave her husband for me, she's been forewarned and accepts this fact.
Andrew wrote: It went a little something like this: Me: What do I call you? Are you the girl I'm seeing or my girlfriend or what? Her: I'm your … Alright then.
Milt on Tilt wrote: Great news! MLB 10 The Show showed me the future. Thome is going to hit 41 HRs this season, Joe proves the power isn't a fluke, hitting 30 of his own, and the Twins…
nibbish wrote: "while not also giving the labor union leaders an … that's where I'm guessing roughly 85% of the problem currently lies.
In Response to Nightmares at WGOMville,
Jeff A wrote: Mauer to the Yankees? Ridiculous. We know how this story turns out. Just read Luke 4.
Milt on Tilt wrote: And not that I'm a small sample guy, but there was …
Milt on Tilt wrote: Come to think of it, I don't think I did either. My buddies and I just kept reminding of him of his excellent play on Mark Kotsay's single …
SBG wrote: I didn't even boo Torii Hunter, despite his year long find a new team tour.
Milt on Tilt wrote: Well at face value, it doesn't appear that it would. But then when you consider the alternatives were Alexi Casilla (.260), Matt Tolbert (.278), and Brendan Harris (.295) it looks a little better. Unless…
DK wrote: I don't believe Cabrera's .310 wOBA and -15.3 UZR does much to get anybody in the playoffs.
nibbish wrote: If the Twins ever truly disgusted me to the point of no longer maintaining interest in them, I don't know if I could ever really get into another team. They'd eventually play the Twins, and…
Milt on Tilt wrote: It wasn't a barn burning move, but it wasn't bad either and it showed he wasn't willing to sit on his hands. And it did just enough to get into the playoffs, did it…
nibbish wrote: I'd boo Bueheurleigh until he cried.
DK wrote: Trading for Cabrera was not that great.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010,
Moss wrote: The old "you can't have your coke and snort it too" … can't get a conviction on a … test...and is possession of any amount of coke a felony??
hungry joe wrote: tell me about it...
brianS wrote: It is hard to consume if you do not possess.
Jeff A wrote: The people we tried to give a break to came forward and sought help, too--after they got caught. They also didn't try to deny or place blame somewhere else--that's partly why we were inclined…
SBG wrote: What are you talking about? You can't get pregnant the first …